Direction-signal.



M. E. SYVHTH.

DIRECTION SIGNAL. APPLICATION HLED JAN-18, I9l6.

Patenmfl Apr. 23,1918.

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M. E. SMITH. DIRECTION SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILEDJ AN. 18.1916.

Patented; Apr 23, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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JDIEECLION-SIGNAL.

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Application filed January it, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Minnie E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wagoner, in the county of Yavapai and State of Arizona, have invented new and useful Improvements in Direction-Signals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a direction signal primarily intended for use in connection with. motor vehicles.

The invention embodies among other features a signal arm adapted to be controlled by a foot operated mechanism, to indicate the course the machine is to take, and is especially advantageous at street crossings and corners in preventing collisions or dents.

In carrying out my invention I provide a transparent arm adapted to be illuminated intermittently by means under control of the foot operated niechanlsrmso that the sig nal will be just as serviceable at night as during the day.

The nature and advantages oi the invention will be better understood from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invcir tion residing in the coi'istruction, eombination and arrangement of parts as defined in the claim.

In the drawings forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indi cate similar parts throughout the sevcrel views and wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the signal mounted upon the machine, the latter being partly shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View. a

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail View showing;- the. position of the normally open switch with respect to the pedal.

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the resultent connection between. the incieator arm I and pedal.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic View or the electric circuit.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional detail of the signal arm hereinafter described.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings A indicates generally a portion oil a. motor vehicle or the like, including: the hood l'cl, dash board C, and the floor of the car D.

Arrenged within the hood and secured Until l the dash board C in any suitable manner is a sulsstantiall Y ill-shaped braclw he parallel limbs ii at which are proruled specification of Letters Patent.

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arm 8, which is normally disposed in e straightaway position, but adapted to he turned to either the right or left to indicate the course the machine is about to take in its travel.

Projecting laterally from the post 7 at a point adjacent its lower end are oppositely extending lugs 9 with which one end. of a pair of retractile sprir gs 10 is suitohl conneeted, the springs passing throng-i the openings 11 in the dash hoard C and having their opposite ends connected to the vertical portions 12 of the independently operated pedals 13, the latter being mounted upon the rod 14- l'or rocking" movement. Tlie springs 10 normally maintain the foot engaging portion 15 of the pedals in spaced relation to the floor D of the car, the pedals is depressed with a View to turning the arm 8 in the desired direction, the springs are placed under tension, to return the arm and pedal to normal position. subse quent to the release or" the latter. The pedals 15 are so positioned with respect to the dash board C, that the latter serves as a stop to limit the return movement of either pedal to normal position and in order to prevent nuirring of the dash board I provide a butter.

lloth the post 7 and signal arm 8 are hel low, large head light 17, While the latter has arranged therein a number of small electric and when either 01" the post it the former supporting a relatively li his 19 for the ouroose of illnminat-in the 1 .L. l l ll The arm 8 ispreferably in arrow, and preferably con structed from metal, including the glass panels 20 so that the arm. can be readilr seen when illuminated. The head light I??? may be permanently lighted if desired, but the lights 19 Within the arm 8 are adapted to be intermittently lighted only when the arm is operated by means of the pedals 15. F or this purpose I have illustrated in Fig. 4%- a. diagrammatic 'view of an electric circuit including a switch 20 disposed in convenient reach or the operator of the machine, and a normally open switch 21 disposed immediately beneath the adjacent edges out the pedals 15, so as to be operated when either oi these pedals is depressed. lit will be manifest that when the switch Eli} closed arm at night. the shape of an of the pedals 15,

.derstood that upon release of the head light will remain lighted, the cur rent passing from asuitable source inch-- cated at 22 which may be either a dynamo or a dry battery through the wire 23, switch 20, wire 24, wire 25 to the lamp, and back through the wires 26 and 27 to the source. It will of course be understood that if use of this light is not desired it may be extinguished by opening the switch 20.

The switch 21 preferably consists of a. push button 28 having a relatively broad head disposed beneath the adjacent edges so as to be operated when either of these pedals is depressed, and therebymove the resilient contact 29 within engagement with the contact 30 whereupon the lights 19 Will be illuminated. In this in stance the current passes from the source 22 through the wire 27 to the lamp, and. thence returns through the wires 31 to the switch 21, through the Wire 32. wire 24% to the switch 20 and back through the wire 23 to the source 22. It is of course to he ran-- the pedal the push button is returned to normal position and the switch 21 opened thereby extinguishing the lights 19. 1

hesignal is not only simple in its construction, but is capable of being quickly and positively operated for the purpose intended. It is to be further understood that While I have shown and described one em bodiment of the invention, the construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is A direction signal for vehicles comprising a U-shaped bracket secured upon the dash of a vehicle beneath the hood and having vertically alined horizontal arms, a post journaled through the arms of said bracket and extending vertically upwardly through and above the hood, :1 horizontally swinoing indicator arm secured upon said post a ove the hood, a pair oi. lugs extending outwardly from the sides 01" such changes in said post at diametricallv opposite points between the arms of said bracket and parallel with the dash, a pair of independent L-shaped pivoted pedals upon the other side of the dash and a spring connected with each of said lugs, extendingthrough a hole in the dasn. and connected with the vertical arm of a pedal, said dash being engaged by the upper ends of the vertical arms of said levers for limiting their upward movement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature presence of two witnesses.

MINNIE E. SMITH.

Witnesses i l". Y. Runner, L. T. SMITH. 

